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The option is depressing Legal actions so arrested the Mann In the office was placed there by an all white caucus Political ups and downs Little children and small ghetto towns the Mann People have no word cuz you see the man make sure they're never heard Oh, brother why do you cry Mother there's no need to close your little brown eyes Just because your sons and Vietnam I'm sure he'll soon will you be back home President Nixon will be soon to go to Russia Little children beware or he'll bust you What's the new deal I degrading McGovern repeals government seals a man in the office Was placed there I all white caucus The Wallace shootings Alabama's bruton's the Mann Just like the Kennedys Brothers and Dr King All 4 of them, they had a dream Just what am I trying to say the Mann Is in the black suit He's passing bills so absolute Congress that man make sure they're not hurt the Mann Shirley should decline on Muskie He too is far behind And Humphrey runs a close second While mixing them McGovern run as close elected the Mann Who will be number one Who will stop the war And withdraw the guns Nixon by November make a last withdrawal We will be on a kind of Capitol Hill McGovern say marijuana's against the law Wallace said busing when Weighing on his votes And Shirley's running is a political joke the Mann Who will be number one Who will stop the war and withdraw the guns crimes on the real the real thiefs are real the Mann and other political bosses whose voice is back by guns it's the Mann trying to run to stop us Edward Kennedy should he run I wonder If even the lost the last of the Kennedys Can't survive guns Thunder And if you're really is my friend --they were to run for president the world's coming to an end the Man's in the office Was placed there by an all-white caucus the Mann The option is depressing Legal actions so arresting the Mann The offices was placed there by an all-white caucus Run up and down little children And small ghetto towns The people have no word cuz you see the Mann make sure That they're not heard 7/21/74 Written word by James Edward Lee 1974, 2019
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